Any help on catching horses who are bad to be caught? Thanks
this is so vague as it depends on your horse's personality and what they're like but i will try haha
basically make sure your body language is passive so you appear as unthreatening as possible. don't be too cautious about going to catch them like moving extremely slowly and such because it gives the horse time to actually think about running away. if your horse is being a pain in the bum you can try and drive them away, just constantly keep them moving and don't give them a chance to eat or anything so you're constantly hassling them, this way they get two choices: stay by your side and be caught, or stay in the field... but if they stay in the field, it becomes their work place. they aren't allowed to eat and they have to keep moving. this works particularly well with horses that are naturally lazy natured
just make sure that if your horse is particularly spooky you dont drive them away as it could potentially frighten them. if they have to come in for something then i'd say just take a bucket of feed with you or a couple of treats to help bribe them in. if you have a couple of days to spare, you can spend a while catching them, and then once you've got the collar on, make a fuss and let them go again. just let them know that coming in is fun and a nice thing, and when they associate with coming in from the field with good things, they'll be more than willing :)
basically make sure your body language is passive so you appear as unthreatening as possible. don't be too cautious about going to catch them like moving extremely slowly and such because it gives the horse time to actually think about running away. if your horse is being a pain in the bum you can try and drive them away, just constantly keep them moving and don't give them a chance to eat or anything so you're constantly hassling them, this way they get two choices: stay by your side and be caught, or stay in the field... but if they stay in the field, it becomes their work place. they aren't allowed to eat and they have to keep moving. this works particularly well with horses that are naturally lazy natured
just make sure that if your horse is particularly spooky you dont drive them away as it could potentially frighten them. if they have to come in for something then i'd say just take a bucket of feed with you or a couple of treats to help bribe them in. if you have a couple of days to spare, you can spend a while catching them, and then once you've got the collar on, make a fuss and let them go again. just let them know that coming in is fun and a nice thing, and when they associate with coming in from the field with good things, they'll be more than willing :)